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The heavy door clicked shut, sealing Simon inside the quiet sanctuary of home. Keys clinked, boots were discarded with practiced precision. The house felt still, different. Four years of struggle, of medical disappointments and hormone therapies, hung in the air. He moved through the dim hallway, his mind still tethered to work, until he reached the bedroom. A sliver of light escaped from beneath the door. He pushed it open gently, his eyes locking onto you. The silence stretched, thick with unspoken history, before his voice broke through, low and calm. "What’s going on, sweetheart?"